Cat's Cradle, by Germaine Liu

Cat's Cradle

by Germaine Liu

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1.	Shapes and Contours 09:55	buy track
2.	Keys Chain 03:01	buy track
3.	Pressure 08:44	buy track
4.	Touchscape 12:26	buy track
5.	Ingredients 10:23	buy track
6.	Water Music 12:24	buy track
7.	The Deer 06:16	buy track

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Cat’s Cradle is Germaine Liu’s first album featuring a collection of compositions for found objects and sounds created and performed by Germaine. The music made is a love letter to the objects and the people that Germaine loves so dearly and respects deeply with the hope for listeners and participants to enjoy the sounds and to try making music with found objects and sounds on their own too.

Germaine Liu (b. Hong Kong) is a scenario-maker, percussionist based in Toronto/Tkaronto. Liu is interested in exploring and sharing things she finds joyful in collaborative settings, with hopes that participants are open and willing to participate. She loves tactile, movement, sonic and physical explorations of found objects and percussion.

Some scenarios she composed include Still Life – a 45-minute sounding installation for found objects, Puzzle Piece for prepared violin, Water Music – pieces for water and found objects, CeramiX – for ceramic creations by Chiho Tokita, See, and Draw exploring live-interactive notation with open instrumentation ensemble, Quarantine Playground, co-composed with Joe Sorbara using Zoom Video Communications Software as the score and UnDrum-set Solo for Duo with collaborators – Susanna Hood, Bea Labikova, Stacy Lee, Elysha Poirier, and Mark Zurawinski.

In addition to her interest in sounds/movement/touch, she also makes jewelry as handmade by germaine with the intention of using recycled materials as a way of crafting them in a new light. She also loves to garden, bake, cook and share food.

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released October 7, 2022

Cat’s Cradle (HTRA033) is out October 7, 2022 via Halocline Trance. All compositions by Germaine Liu. Objects played by Germaine Liu. Recorded by Mark Zurawinski at Octopus Recording Studio. Mixed + mastered by David Psutka. Cover art by Bea Labikova. Artwork + design by Bea Labikova. Distributed by SRD and available to purchase via fine music retailers worldwide.

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Germaine Liu (b. Hong Kong) is a scenario-maker, percussionist based in Toronto/Tkaronto. Liu is interested in exploring and sharing things she finds joyful in collaborative settings, with hopes that participants are open and willing to participate

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